U.S. free trade agreements locked in limbo

By Laurel Adams

The number of bilateral and regional free trade agreements has been increasing worldwide, but the U.S. has been sitting on three

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"… es of the Pacific. Original members include Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore, but other countries, like Australia, Peru, and Vietnam are considering th …"

Will the Citizens United ruling let Hugo Chavez and King Abdullah buy U.S. elections?

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

While political observers have dissected much of yesterday’s 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,

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"… ially owned by the Chinese government’s Chinese Academy of Sciences. And Singapore’s APL Limited operates several U.S. port operations. A weakening of the …"

"… weakening of the limit on corporate giving could mean China, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and any other country that owns companies that operate in the U.S. could …"

A ravenous appetite for asbestos

By Jim Morris and Te-Ping Chen

Top user China faces epidemic of cancer

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"… it is now banned or restricted by at least 52 countries, including Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. Use of the mineral is banned entirely in the European Un …"

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It takes a village

By Sheila Coronel

MANILA, Philippines, August 5, 1999 — When [Executive Director] Bill Luz asked me to address the Makati Business Club two weeks ago, I asked

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"… haps more briskly so now than before.The Philippines is not quite Burma or Singapore.To be sure, the media situation here is much better than that in many of o …"

Mr. Wong: pirate or law-abiding citizen

By Andreas Harsono

BATAM ISLAND, Indonesia, April 13, 1999 — "Why should I continue this night business life if he is really the mastermind of the pirates?" Ay

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"… renegade sailing the wild seas with his raven-haired pirate bride.But this Singapore businessman — whose passport identifies him as Chew Cheng Kiat, but who …"

"… wn as Mister Wong — is no ordinary law-abiding citizen of straight-laced Singapore. He is allegedly a pirate.An Indonesian intelligence source told The Natio …"

"… edly masterminded a number of pirate attacks on the straits of Malacca and Singapore in recent years, controlling his operation from the MT Pulau Mas tanker, w …"

"… a bad guy who has organised a series of violent ship hijackings.Meanwhile, Singaporean friends, Wong’s lawyers and close friends like Ayu and Pulau Mas capta …"

Industry, greens react to lower expectations for climate talks

By Marianne Lavelle and Kate Willson

Advocates on all sides of the climate change issue are carefully mapping out their next moves, in the wake of the decision by world leaders

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"… to the decision Sunday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Singapore to back a plan by Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen to leave the …"

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Dark alliance rules the high seas

By Andreas Harsono

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 13, 1999 — Bangkok's The Nation newspaper originally published this series on April 13, 1999. It is reprinted here

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"… Hong Kong or from a flashy brothel on this island, 20 kilometres south of Singapore, even as their operatives hijack ships heading for the port of Singapore, …"

"… f Singapore, even as their operatives hijack ships heading for the port of Singapore, which is the world’s busiest harbour.In a month-long study of the probl …"

"… r marine officials.Questions also abound here about the recent arrest of a Singaporean businessman, nicknamed “Mister Wong”, who has allegedly directed a n …"

"… y directed a number of pirate raids on ships in the straits of Malacca and Singapore.He is a triad boss, the whispers said a month ago.Now, though, it turns ou …"

The U.S. military delves into cultural intelligence in Iran

By Nick Schwellenbach

PaperTrail has obtained an exclusive copy of the military’s field guide for cultural intelligence for possible military operations in Iran,

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"… Korea, South Korea, Japan, the Andean Ridge, Georgia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and more countries. Get started on your collection right away. …"

Authorities question criteria for access to flight simulators

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 25, 2001 — Congress and the executive branch are reviewing the largely unregulated access to the nations 527 licensed

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"… es are in Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Helsinki, London, Luxembourg, Paris, Singapore and Palma de Mallorca, Spain.Possible that terrorists practiced crashing o …"

FDA cigarette study casts doubt on whether new warning labels would help smokers quit

By Kimberly Leonard

Research casts doubts on whether new warning labels will help smokers quit

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"… 67 percent said the warnings made them want to quit. Surveys conducted in Singapore, Thailand, Australia and China showed similar outcomes.Tobacco manufacture …"

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